Dozen films fight for European prize

EFA picks People's Choice nominees

BERLIN — German box office hits “The Wave,” by Dennis Gansel, and Til Schweiger’s “Rabbit Without Ears” are taking on David Yates’ “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” and Joe Wright’s “Atonement” for the European Film Academy’s People’s Choice Award.

A total of 12 pics were nominated for the award, including Peter Flinth’s Swedish epic “Arn: The Knight Templar,” Nic Balthazar’s Belgian-Dutch drama “Ben X” and Dany Boon’s French comedy “Welcome to the Sticks.”